All the Lines to Cross by Ashish Rastogi

Author:Ashish Rastogi
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sports romance, Romcom, Football
Publisher: Ashish Rastogi
Published: 2020-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30: The Coffee Date

Sharon

The cafe at the hospital is outdoors, with seating arrangements amidst a variety of trees. There is a central pine tree that we decorate around Christmas. The periphery has juniper, fir and cypress trees planted in the ground. Pruned and cut into geometric shapes. Today the sun shines through the canopy of leaves, creating patterns on the smooth cobblestone ground.

The colorful flowers in rows of pots brighten the mood at any time of the day. Balm for my sore eyes. A gentle spring breeze makes the place cool today. Richard prides himself on creating a central green atrium in the building. It is like an oasis in between the two-floor concrete and the glass structure of our hospital. On most Sundays, I come here to read and relax.

We are lucky to find a table; the place is usually full most of the time. Meeting Jon here makes me a little conscious. Many of my coworkers visit this place. When we walk to take a seat, people nod at Jon as we pass by. His is a face anyone can recognize. He is too famous for us to have any privacy. I fear word would spread around and the stories will start circulating.

At the moment, I don't have an alternative. We could take the coffee in my room, but I do not trust him, or myself. Jon loses no opportunity to get his hands on me. Which is a huge risk, considering how high he is hitting the cuteness scale today.

Any alone time would be dangerous. The t-shirt he's wearing is stretched to the limits, highlighting his physique, leaving me hot and bothered. Maybe he is wearing a size smaller for his built. Who gives a damn when the sight is so pleasant?

There is a motif in the center of the white t-shirt—a circle with a smiling panda, winking as it chews on a bamboo shoot. Ms. Geeky Meeky is drooling.

He orders a black coffee without sugar. I ask for iced tea.

"How did the session go?" I take a sip. There is so much to learn about Jon.

"Better than I expected. I liked the part about the diet. I don't have to give up much." What he does next, leaves me embarrassed. We don't need to add to the audience already eyeballing us.

"Yay, keep those cupcakes coming, babe!" He shouts and does some kind of a dance that I have only seen on an NFL game.

Can it get any more embarrassing? I pray to Mother Earth to save me and to please swallow me whole. My brain snickers at my heart, no one is coming to help. You rushed in and brought this on yourself. This is a monkey you have to carry on your head.

Mother earth is not going to help, so I slide down my chair and hide under the table, pretending to pick something up. To hide further, I cover my face with a hand on both sides of my head. If there was

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